December 2020 Google Broad Core update, by Conscious Solutions

On 3-Dec Google announced it was rolling out its first algorithm core update since the May 2020 core update. Many observers felt the update rolled out quickly, but as of 10-Dec Google has confirmed that the update is still rolling out. It is far too early to make any kind of predictions concerning the focus of this update, but early […]

Conscious Solutions: Law firm directory submissions

Do you need help preparing, reviewing, editing or submitting your submissions to the Legal Directories like Legal 500 and Chambers? Are you not getting the rankings year on year that you know that your specialist departments deserve? Do you understand the research process of legal directory rankings? If the answer is no, then we can […]

Christmas marketing options, from the team at Conscious Solutions

Can you hear them yet? Those sleigh bells are ringing far off in the distance; Christmas is definitely on the way! At the risk of unearthing the Scrooge in you, this brings us to the topic of Christmas marketing. It could be a greetings card (printed or emailed), festive changes to your website (e.g. adding […]

Conscious Solutions: Why you should seriously consider lego serious play

Our furlough team took part in this innovative training initiative in May, with no context or experience in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (for most of us). This training was approached with some expectations yet no expectations at the same time; after all, it’s work, but it’s Lego. Your mind automatically says ‘okay, interesting’. When the bag of […]

Conscious Solutions: Closing your office – will it kill your local SEO?

Well one thing is for sure, it won’t help it. As the UK officially enters the greatest recession on record it is inevitable that many formerly thriving businesses will soon find themselves in desperate times and looking for ways to cut outgoing costs. The legal industry has been incredibly successful at migrating into the “working […]

Furlough fraud survey, by Conscious Solutions

Welcome to our survey about your experiences on furlough leave and in particular if you think your employer has made a fraudulent claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Thank you for taking the time to participate. Your answers will be aggregated anonymously and the survey takes less than five minutes to complete. Once […]

Conscious Solutions: The Google page experience update

On 28 May 2020 Google pre-announced a new set of ranking factors based upon User Experience that will come into effect in 2021. Google giving this much notice before a major update is unprecedented. They are so committed to this direction that they have already incorporated the relevant diagnostics into the Search Console platform, replacing […]

Conscious Solutions: What every law firm should know about Google’s core updates

If you’ve been keeping regular tabs on your keyword rankings and organic search traffic levels, you may have noticed a bouncy ride beginning at the end of April 2020. Since that time there have been two major Google updates; a Core Update on 20 April and one beginning on 4 May that seemed to take […]

Conscious Solutions: Law firm M&A during the Coronavirus crisis

In this video, Andrew Roberts, M&A consultant from Symphony Legal David Gilroy, MD of Conscious Solutions discuss M&A activity for law firms during and post the Covid-19 crisis. Video time: 17 minutes 58 seconds.

Marketing support for law firms who have furloughed their marketing teams

Have current events necessitated furloughing your marketing team? We know some customers who have already done it. Your marketers are talented (we have the pleasure of working with them!) and, importantly, irreplaceable. But we can help to ensure they don’t come back to a stale brand, a disengaged audience, and digital anonymity. Competitors may take […]